Salvaging apparatus.



A. H. NYLEN.

SALVAGING APPARATUS.

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ALFREDI-I. NYLEN, 0F PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA.

sALvAGINe APPARATUS.

' raised without the use of divers, grappling specification, in which:

being raised.

hooks, or any similar means.

This I accomplishby means of a marker buoy which will float to the surface of the water as soon as the vessel is sunk, and to which is attached light lines which will release at the will of the wrecker numerous other buoys located at intervals onthe vessel, and enable him thereby to attach heavy lifting hawsers to said vessel as more fully explained and described in the following Figure 1 is a view of a sunken steamer with its marker buoy showing its location.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, having a number of its line buoys released. a Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a vessel Fig. 4: is a cross section of a vessel showing a unit of my method as installed.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section near the bow of a vessel, showing the location of the marker buoys and one of the line buoys.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a marker buoy.

i Fig. i a line buoy and the means for holding same down until released. a

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of a. vessel showing an alternative manner of installation of my improved system.

Fig. 9 is a view showing a method or raising a vessel when this alternate system is in use. I

Preferably near the bow of a vessel 1 and in an entirely unobstructed spot, is located a cylindrical chamber 2, sunk flush with the top deck'3, and adapted to receive a buoy at and a considerable length of light rope 5 besides a plurality of lines 6, each one of which is suitably run to the end of a slidable bolt 7 in a rece tacle 8 in which is seated at buoy 9. To 1. e under end of each Specification of Letters Patent.

7 is an enlarged fragmentary View of Patented July 9,1918.

Application filed January 31, 1917. Serial No. 145,749.

buoy 9 is secured the end of an endless light line'lO, the same passing out of the receptacle over the deck of the ship and through tube or U-shaped pipe 11, which extends around the hull of the ship alongside a rib 12 thereof, to which rib the tube is attached. These tubular units are suitably distributed throughout the vessel, each one,

"ofcourse, having its line buoy and endless line as described. I

It 1s, of course, understood that all these buoys must be so located on the topmost possible point, and away from any obstruction which might prevent their reaching the surface'of the water when released.

Loose buoyant hatches 13 are placed over all. buoy-nests so as to prevent dirt, etc., from lodging therein while the vessel is in service, and adapted to float off and un- "cover the receptacles 5 and 8 when the ship sinks.

The buoy 4.- is preferably provided with a watertight compartment 14 therein in which may be placed a document, 15 giving the name, tonnage, etc., of the vessel, location of the buoys thereon, as well as any additional information which may be of service to the Wreckers.

Each .of the lines 6 is of a difi'erent color or otherwise marked to identify same, so

ticular buoy they desire by pulling the line corresponding to the designation given-by said document. In the modification shown inFig. 8, the tubes 11 extend through the center of the ship. ,7

The operation is as follows:

Presuming a searching boat to have located the marker buoy of a sunken vessel, the receptacle on said buoy is opened and the document therein taken out and perused.

The line buoys may then be released at will by hauling on each of light lines 6 in turn, thus pulling out bolt 7 from each of the buoys 8 and releasing same, causing them to float to the surface, as shown in Fig. 2. The light lines 10 are then cut, and heavy hawsers attached to one end thereof, the other end being pulled up, pulling the hawsers down and through the tubular members 11, and the ends thereof are then attached to the lifting mechanism of lighters 16 as shown in Fig. 3. This is done with all of the line buoy units, until sufficient lifting power is had to raise the vessel. If so de sued, in order to' aidthis, empty casks" are attached to the heavy hawsers at nitervals as shownby Fig. 9,- thus aiding the lifting by, their buoyant effect. In the method as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the vessel is raised from the sides, while in that as shown by Figs: 9. and 10, the pull is on the center line of the vessel.

Having described my inventio'ii I claim as i new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In an apparatus for raising sunken vessels, a marker buoy mounted on the vessel so as to float to the surface of the water upo'jn sinking of the vessel, a line coniiecting said buoy to the vessel, a line float mounted on the vessel, means carried by said marker bi'i'oy for releasing said float' to allow the float to float to the surface of the water, and means carried by said float for lattachinga hawser to the vessel to raise the vessel.

2. In an apparatus for raising sunken vessels, a marker biioy mounted .on the ves s'el seas to float to the surface of the water upon sinking of 'the vessel, a line connecting said buoy to the vessel,a line float mounted on the vessel, means carried by said marker buoy'for releasing said float to allow thefloat to float to the surface of the water, a shaped tube mounted on the vessel with its side members extending upwardly, and a light line extending through said tube and 'cdnnected to said float.

g against the bottom of the ship and its side members extending upwardly alongside the sides of the ship, and a light line extend- Copies of this patentma y be: obtained, m-

ing through said tube and connected to said float. 7

4. In an apparatus for raising sunken vessels, a receptacle mounted on the vessel, a marker buoy freely mounted in said receptacle so-as to float to the surface of the water;

when the vessel sinks, a line connecting said buoy to the vessel, floats mounted enthevessel and normally locked to the vessel, means connected to said marker buoy. for releasing said floats, and means associated with said floats for attaching a hawser to the sunken vessel to raise thesame. U

5. an apparatus for raising sunken vesvessel is sunk, a line connectingsaid buoy to the vessel, receptacles mounted on the Yessels floats mounted insaid receptacles and said marker buoy for releasing said floats so that they may float to thesurface of the water. and means associated with said floats for attaching a hawser to tliesunken vessel. g 6 In an apparatus for raising sunken vessels, a receptacle mounted on the vessel, a

buoy restin in said receptacle, a rope con nected to sa1d buoy and the vessel normally packed within said receptacle, said' buoy being adapted to. float to the surface of the water when the Vessel is sunk and said line being adapted to unpack to permit said buoy to leave the receptacle and float to the surface of the water, a second receptacle mountvLsel s, amarker buoy mounted on the vessel to float on the surface of the water when the normally locked therein, means connected to g ed on the vessel, means for normally locking u said float in the receptacle, a rope connected vessel and normally packed'in said receptacle, a lme connected to therope o'fsa1d buoy and to said locklng'means for releasing sa1d at'its respective end'sto said float andto the i float so that said float may floa't'to the surface of the water with its. connecting rope, and means-associated with the float rope for attaching-a hawser to the sunken ship.

ALFRED NYLEN.

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